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| Highestgoverning body | IHF |
|---|---|
| First played | 2015 |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | Yes (frontal) |
| Team members | 4 or 6 per side (including goalkeeper) |
| Mixed-sex | Yes (minimum one female player) |
| Type | Team sport,ball sport,Wheelchair sports |
| Equipment | Handball,Wheelchair |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
| World Championships | IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship |
Wheelchair handball ishandball played by people with varying physical disabilities that disqualify them from playing an able-bodied sport. These include spina bifida, birth defects, cerebral palsy, paralysis due to accident, amputations (of the legs, or other parts), and many other disabilities. TheIHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship (IHF) is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by theInternational Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the sole competent authority in wheelchair handball worldwide.
During the Coaching Symposium 1993 inLeipzigGermany the first Wheelchair handball game was played. 12 years later during the IHF Symposium for Coaches and Referees inBangkokThailand and one year later 2006 at the EHF Youth Handball Convention inViennaAustria Wheelchair handball was presented.[1]: 12:45
In October 2008 theEHF held the first seminar, inVienna,Austria.[1]: 14:00
Since 2009 theIHF is a full member of theInternational Paralympic Committee.[1]: 1:15
In 2013 the first World Championship was held in and organized by Brazil, but not officially recognized by the IHF. Brazil won all categories.[2]
In February and March 2019 the IHF Executive Committee discussed Wheelchair handball and sent letters to important bodies. In March the IHF Wheelchair Handball Working Group was established.[1]: 14:13
On 26 October 2019 the first Meeting of IHF Wheelchair Handball Working Group was held. They planned the first Wheelchair Handball World Championship for 2021 during the2021 World Women's Handball Championship.[3]
In January 2020 theIHF held the first seminar, inBasel,Switzerland.[1]: 14:00
During the IHF Council Meeting No. 6 on 27 and 28 February 2020 inCairo the IHF announced that there will be the firstIHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship already in 2020. The IHF will add Wheelchair handball for the2028 Summer Paralympics. But one of the requirements is that there were two world championships until 2022.[4][5] 24 nations across three continents had to play wheelchair handball.[1]: 11:20 In 2023 theIPC Governing Board declined the application for 2028.[6]
In 2005/06 people experimented with different variants of wheelchair handball with the AustrianWheelchair basketball team "Sitting bulls".
In 2006, wheelchair handball was demonstrated to the different national federations.
In 2008 a Wheelchair handball tournament was held inVienna.
Since 2015 fourEuropean Wheelchair Handball Nations' Tournaments were held.
In 2020 the firstEHF Wheelchair Handball European Championship was planned but later was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a new attempt was planned.[1]: 27:00
In 1993 theUniversity of Campinas played already Wheelchair handball but with no clear rules. In 2005 Wheelchair handball transformed to a competition sport inBrazil. In South and Central America Wheelchair handball was created in two forms, with 7 and 4 players. In 2009 theBrazilian Wheelchair Handball Association was created. In 2009 the first Wheelchair handball national game was played between Brazil and Chile. In 2020 the firstSouth American Wheelchair Handball Championship was held. ThePan American Wheelchair Handball Championship was held in 2014 for the first time.[1]: 45:00
There are competitions in Europe (especially in the Netherlands), Brazil, and South American countries other than Brazil.
The rules are only for the six players variant. The four player variant is still in development.
Only six instead of seven players. Only mixed gender, one female player has to be on the court and minimum three female players have to be part of the roster.
If no female player is able to play (due to injuries or punishments) the team has to play with one player less.
A half is 20 minutes and the break 10 minutes. There is only one timeout per half.
All games are played with the ball size 2 and with no glue.
The goal is only 1.7 meters high instead of 2 meters, and the catch net has to be removed.
The player's number had to be on the front. At the back of the wheelchair there has to be a sticker with the player's number in the color of their class.
The legs have to be strapped to the wheelchair. Lifting of a player is punished with a 2-minute suspension. If the goalkeeper is lifting during defending there is additionally a 7 m throw.
It's allowed to place the ball maximum of 3 seconds on the lap. It's not allowed to steal the ball from the lap.
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